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THE SHORT SUNDERLAND
Written by Chaz Bowyer.
Stock no. 1828677
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The complete story of one of the most famous of flying boats. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0946627347. Minor grubby marks to top margin of half-title page. Else a clean copy. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and edge-creased at top of spine and rear panel, damp stain to lower edges, only faintly visible to rear panel.

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B-26 MARAUDER AT WAR
Written by Roger A. Freeman; Trevor J. Allen; Bernard Mallon.
Stock no. 1828675
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of the B-26 Martin Marauder warplane. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 185409114X. A clean copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and top front edge, lightly scuffed.

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BRITISH EXPERIMENTAL TURBOJET AIRCRAFT (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 1828674
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st thus 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

From pioneering jets to the foundations of some of today's most successful aircraft, via several blind alleys, the experimental aircraft of the post-war years represent the most exciting years of British aviation. This book tells their remarkable stories, of the triumphs and frustrations of experimentation at the cutting edge of aeronautical design. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861268602. Laminate peeling to top corner of rear cover. Binding thread showing to front joint. Contents clean.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT T1000 - V9999
Written by James J. Halley.
Stock no. 1828671
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 156 pages including index. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Covers lightly scuffed. Text block lightly browned. A few tiny, minor pencil tick marks to contents. Else clean.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT L1000 - N9999
Written by James J. Halley.
Stock no. 1828670
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 0851302084. Covers a little scuffed and rubbed. Text block lightly browned. A few minor, tiny pencil tick marks to contents.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT DA100 - DZ999
Written by James J. Halley.
Stock no. 1828669
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 2nd 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 112 pages. ISBN: 9780851303987. Spine lightly faded. Last page and inside rear cover a little marked with ink imprinting from the printing process (giving a slightly grubby appearance but perfectly readable). Else contents clean.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE FLYING TRAINING AND SUPPORT UNITS SINCE 1912
Written by Ray Sturtivant; John Hamlin.
Stock no. 1828665
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

Details of all RAF support flying units from the formation in May 1912 of the Central Flying School until the present day, including those of its Royal Flying Corps predecessor. 8000 separate entries. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 336 pages including index. ISBN: 9780851303659. Lower corners of boards lightly rubbed. Lower edge of boards lightly knocked and creased. Boards lightly scuffed. Contetns clean.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT NA100 - NZ999
Written by James J. Halley.
Stock no. 1828664
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 136 pages. ISBN: 0851301978. Covers lightly rubbed at corners, a little scuffed. A few tiny pencil tick marks to lists of aircraft throughout (tiny and minor).

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THE HOVERFLY FILE
Written by Eric Myall.
Stock no. 1828655
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

A monogram on the development of rotary-wing flight both in Great Britain and America, in the years immediately preceding the second World War. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 104 pages. ISBN: 0851302629. Two small heavy knocks to upper middle of rear board (indented). Contents are clean.

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SPITFIRE: THE HISTORY
Written by Eric B. Morgan; Edward Shacklady.
Stock no. 1828654
Published by Key Publishing. 5th 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The full technical, design and manufacturing story of all marks and variants of Spitfires, in all configurations and modified forms, plus the Sefire and 'Super Seafire', Spiteful and Seafang. Large, heavy format. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 650 pages. Revised edition. ISBN: 0946219486. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased and is faded to spine, worn at corners.

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JAPANESE NAVAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER UNITS AND THEIR ACES 1932-1945
Written by Ikuhiko Hata; Yasuho Izawa; Christopher Shores.
Stock no. 1828650
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book is a companion volume to 'Japanese Army Air Force Fighter Units and their Aces, 1931-1945', published by Grub Street in 2002. As such it also represents a major updating and rewriting of Messrs Hata's and Izawa's earlier book of similar title, published in the USA some 20 years ago (at time of publication in 2011). Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. x and 434 pages. ISBN: 9781906502843. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS STORY: DESIGN - PRODUCTION - HISTORY
Written by Roger A. Freeman.
Stock no. 1828641
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Comprehensive coverage of the role and function for which the aircraft was created, of its technical make-up and the modifications it received, of its performance and then the histories of every single machine. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 319 pages. ISBN: 1854093010. Light marks to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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